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Hidetoshi NishijimaSomegorô IchikawaRie MiyazawaAoi ItôSharon Huang
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Human Specimens Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
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About
Professor Shiro Sakaki, a butterfly researcher, confesses to turning six young boys, including his own son Itaru, into "human specimens."
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Miniseries2025
8.03554h 18m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 8.4 | 8 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.3 | 6 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.0 | 7 | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 8.3 | 7 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 7.7 | 7 | 63 min |
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Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima Professor Shiro Sakaki
Somegorô Ichikawa Itaru Sakaki
Rie Miyazawa Rumi Ichinose
Aoi Itô Anna Ichinose
Sharon Huang Assistant Professor
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